Russian Invasion of Ukraine Megathread

[mindlessobserver]

Al Jazeera has reported that the Russian Army has retreated from Irpin and Marakov, while Russian forces in Ostomel have been surrounded by Ukrainian forces. Take it for what you will.

 

[Wy4M]

In the last thread, I made a post about a Telegram channel specifically focused on collecting photos of dead Russian and Ukrainian soldiers in order to identify them. They went by the handle "rf200_now".

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Recently discovered that all their content is gone and their subscriber count went down the drain. I have no doubt that certain people reached out to them beforehand.

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They made a private channel on the 19th and 21st of March because too many people reported their shit.
I guess the one from 19 March got nuked and that's why they created a new one.



Edit - ignore. I was looking at rf200_nowi
Edit 2 - It seems they moved their shit to rf200_now1 and rf200_now02 and a few other variants.

 

[Spicey McHaggis]

And Russia can't really afford good optics, and that is the problem. Plus, they're just now trying to make optics standard issue. the AK-74M is still used by most Russian units and it doesn't have an integrated rail system like the AK-12 does. It can accept optics of course, it's just that Russia inherited Soviet doctrine which didn't care for optics in the slightest, and it took two decades of Russian arms manufacturers beating the drum that they need a new standard issue rifle that also includes a rail system to open the door for optics being standard issue. With how corrupt their military has been shown off from this though, even if they pushed for optics hard only a third of troops would probably actually get one, the rest going into some quartermaster's pocket.

Rules for thee but not for me.

Here's the thing, while the ak doesn't have a top rail like most modern western rifles do, it still has an optics mount, and has for decades, well before the soviet union collapsed. It's not necessarily an ideal solution, but it works. They don't need some brand new rifle for optics, they just need to use what they have better.

 

[Badungus Kabungus]

Plus, they're just now trying to make optics standard issue. the AK-74M is still used by most Russian units and it doesn't have an integrated rail system like the AK-12 does.

Never heard of the side rail? Standard issue on the AK-74M since the 90's.

https://russianoptics.net/Concepts.html

 

[Simpadoo]

If you think world's largest, most well developed chain of corporations running a country failed, you can't be more wrong.

They simple realized Taliban was no longer a threat. It's the equivalent of a bully beating the kid whose friend slung a pebble at him, raping him, locking him in a locker and making him cry uncle and thank you sir then walking away with the spent energy satisfied.

Any Taliban/China mining deal will be daily bombed by ISIS (a.k.a America's bitch) mark my words

These coping levels shouldn’t be possible. It was a worse political embarrassment than Vietnam, suddenly throwing into question US hegemony.

You can’t spin it favorably but there is truth in that, once the poppies ceased to be as relevant, interest was lost in this shithole.

 

[doesnotglow]

It's been an absolutely devastating month for authoritarians who want to ban all private weapon ownership but I'm not sure if the people that still watch the news are smart enough to actually get it. They can have a story about banning AR-15s and a story with a video handing out AR-15s to untrained Ukrainian civilians next to each other and the doublethink programming doesn't allow them to actually think about it. I can't even imagine what it's like in Britain where they want national registries of butter knives.

 

[Meat Target]

Archive

 

[White_N]

Someone has already joked about when Z is equated to a swastika, well, the clown world has another trick for you.

Deputies of the Lithuanian parliament proposed to equate the St. George ribbon and the letter Z with Nazi and communist symbols, for their demonstration they will face a fine of up to 500 euros, the ELTA news agency reports, citing the authors of the initiative.

https://www.elta.lt/lt/pranesimai-spaudai/intensyvejant-informacinems-gresmems-stiprinama-visuomenes-informavimo-aplinkos-prieziura-226886

 

[Drag-on Knight 91873]

The answer to drones realistically so going to be electronic warfare. At the end of the day these drones aren't actually unmanned, theres always someone on the controls, they're just not IN the drone.

Finding a way to reliably disrupt controls or have the software crash is what 99% of military RnD is likely trying to figure out right now.

Though no one is ever going to complain about better AAA either.

The drones they were using in 2014 were soviet drones from the 70s, much much more rudimental and easier to counter. They didn't even carry lethal payloads.

What about a magnet gun, a gun that shoots magnets?

 

[Spicey McHaggis]

By that logic aren't all the countries that are sending weapons into Ukraine participating in the war?

It gets weird tbh. Letting troops stage in your country is considered a bit different from sending arms over. I mean it all amounts to the same thing, but there are degrees of bullshit you can pull while still being "neutral".

 

[Hell on Earth]

In the latest rounds of Ukrainian lies...

The suposed encirclement of Russian troops in Hostomel, Irpin and Bucha is a lie.

https://twitter.com/JulianRoepcke/status/1506652028591919116

Never trust the pig.

 

[mindlessobserver]

Someone has already joked about when Z is equated to a swastika, well, the clown world has another trick for you.

Deputies of the Lithuanian parliament proposed to equate the St. George ribbon and the letter Z with Nazi and communist symbols, for their demonstration they will face a fine of up to 500 euros, the ELTA news agency reports, citing the authors of the initiative.

https://www.elta.lt/lt/pranesimai-spaudai/intensyvejant-informacinems-gresmems-stiprinama-visuomenes-informavimo-aplinkos-prieziura-226886

First the OK hand sign and now the letter Z. Nothing is safe.

 

[The Ugly One]

Here's the thing, while the ak doesn't have a top rail like most modern western rifles do, it still has an optics mount, and has for decades, well before the soviet union collapsed. It's not necessarily an ideal solution, but it works. They don't need some brand new rifle for optics, they just need to use what they have better.

The Venezuelan PK-A optic mounts on the side rail. The thing is that an optic rugged enough for military use is going to cost almost as much as an AK pattern rifle itself, and that money is probably too tempting to not just steal.

 

[Arc]

lmao, not even close to щ - it's more like sht or zsht

In this case it's written in the manner of a slang/dialect so it's more like sh'ooo
'o' pronounced as in 'oh, no'

 

[Wy4M]

In the latest rounds of Ukrainian lies...

The suposed encirclement of Russian troops in Hostomel, Irpin and Bucha is a lie.

https://twitter.com/JulianRoepcke/status/1506652028591919116

Never trust the pig.

JulianRoepcke... Why did I even click the link

 

[Madgneto Was Right]

https://apnews.com/article/russia-u...-europe-nato-e35e54b40359e52f3ffd4911577b669a
"NATO: 7,000 to 15,000 Russian troops dead in Ukraine"

A couple of other interesting tidbits thorough the article but most interesting to me is that apparently Russia hasn't achieved any of its military objectives. Now this is either really surprising or to be taken with a grain of salt but I would've imagine that by now at least some of them would have been achieved, specially around the east of Ukraine but I guess they are really grinding it out in Mariupol. Read that a bunch of Ukrainians refugees have arrived through Mexico while the Russians "refugees" were kept in the cage alongside the Guatemalans and my fellow taco munchers.
Wonder if the Ukrainians have any good dishes on their repertoire or if its just 20 variations of stews?

 

[Arc]

It gets weird tbh. Letting troops stage in your country is considered a bit different from sending arms over. I mean it all amounts to the same thing, but there are degrees of bullshit you can pull while still being "neutral".

Not arguing with you on whatever byzantine rules (try to) run the world - I have no clue. But imho supplying weapons to a combatant is more involved than "not waging war against them to keep them from using your territory". I kinda see some logic in it I guess, since it would be 'unfair' if you then can't bomb the country where the enemy is attacking from or something.

 

[doesnotglow]

Someone has already joked about when Z is equated to a swastika, well, the clown world has another trick for you.

Deputies of the Lithuanian parliament proposed to equate the St. George ribbon and the letter Z with Nazi and communist symbols, for their demonstration they will face a fine of up to 500 euros, the ELTA news agency reports, citing the authors of the initiative.

https://www.elta.lt/lt/pranesimai-spaudai/intensyvejant-informacinems-gresmems-stiprinama-visuomenes-informavimo-aplinkos-prieziura-226886

It's time to hold Disney accountable for their reprehensible support of the Russian regime and their illegal war against the people of Ukraine. By holding on to trademarks and intellectual property which glorify the letter "Z" they are perpetuating and normalizing pro-Invasion and anti-Ukrainian rhetoric. Demand accountability now.

 

[Wy4M]

Not sure if true. It was tweeted about 20 minutes ago. 5:30 left to find out.

https://twitter.com/valter_menconi/status/1506664506818277383

https://archive.ph/NHDoo

 

[Simpadoo]

does 3 child policy also mean state sponsored free gf programs?

They have a very high male to female ratio. They will need a war soon.